1 What is the poem's setting? The back wings of a hospital A junkyard The streets of Rutherford, New Jersey A forest 2 Where did William Carlos Williams study medicine? The University of Pennsylvania Yale Harvard Princeton 3 What object is glittering in the poem? A diamond A mirror A broken glass bottle A window 4 How long is the poem? Two stanzas Three stanzas Five stanzas Ten stanzas 5 Outside of writing, what was Williams's primary occupation? Banker Electrician Lawyer Doctor 6 What color is the bottle in the poem? Blue Green Orange Red 7 When was the poem published? 1930 1983 1963 1938 8 Which of the following is NOT an image in the poem? Cinders Concrete walls The hospital Shards of glass 9 How is the setting characterized in the text? As a secret garden As a place where nothing can grow As a bustling communal area As a place with no natural light 10 What literary device does Williams use throughout the poem? Allegory Extended metaphor Enjambment Metonymy 11 What literary movement was Williams associated with? Romanticism Imagism Social Realism Futurism 12 What does the poem NOT feature? Punctuation Industrial imagery 13 What type of stanzas does the poem have? Monostiches Quatrains Couplets Quatrains 14 What is the meaning of the word "cinders" in the poem? A piling of woodchips Logs on a fire Partially burnt coal or wood The bottom of a chimney 15 What is a primary theme of the poem? The politics of poetry The possibility of beauty in unexpected places The progress of industry The mundanity of medical work 16 How did Williams view his work as doctor? As daily drudgery As providing key insight into the human condition As a distraction from his writing As an unremarkable day job 17 What is the form of the poem? Free verse Sonnet Haiku Villanelle 18 What best describes the tone of the poem? Understated and sharp Cheery and warm Dark and sinister Bombastic and verbose 19 What do cinders symbolize in the poem? Danger Endurance Lifelessness Love 20 Why does Williams choose such a bleak setting for the poem? To underscore the frustrations of his professional life To capture the dullness of a doctor's life To highlight the possibility of discovering beauty in unexpected places To characterize the hospital in which he worked 21 What word does Williams use to describe the broken glass? "Reflect" "Shine" "Radiate" "Glow" 22 Where did Williams practice medicine for most of his career? New York Rutherford Boston Chicago 23 What literary activity did Williams often engage in during work? Reciting famous poems to patients Writing poems on scraps of paper Workshopping pieces with other doctors at the office Reading novels during his lunch break 24 What did Williams value most in style? Elaborate wordplay Building a rhyme scheme Directly communicating imagery Making deft use of metaphor 25 How many lines are in the poem? Twenty Twelve Two Ten